Cohasset cupcake deemed security threat at Las Vegas airport

A cupcake from the popular Cohasset bakery 'Wicked Good Cupcakes' was deemed a potential security threat and confiscated by a TSA agent at the Las Vegas International airport earlier this week.

Luke Hughes

It appears that the cupcakes from a Cohasset bakery may be just as dangerous as they are delicious.

A cupcake from the popular Cohasset bakery Wicked Good Cupcakes was deemed a potential security threat and confiscated by a TSA agent at the Las Vegas International airport earlier this week.

Rebecca Hains, of Peabody, says that she tried to take the cupcake on her flight back to Boston, but a TSA agent pulled her aside and said the cupcake's frosting was "too gel-like", constituting a security risk.

Hains, who had received the cupcakes as a gift, says she was able to safely pass through security at Logan International Airport with two of the cupcakes just last week.

When asked about the unusual incident, Wicked Good Cupcakes' manager Brian Vilagie jokingly agreed that the stores cakes may be "dangerously delicious" but that they certainly aren't a security threat.

"Apparently we're a tasty, terrorist threat, an amused Vilagie said. "The cupcakes are delicious but it’s not going to blow anything up. It’s great frosting, not a bomb.”

Vilagie added that TSA clearly states that cakes and pies can be taken on board as carry-on items.

TSA spokesperson James Fotenos, agreed with Vilagie's assertion saying "In general, cakes and pies are allowed in carry on luggage." Fotenos added that security officials were still investigating exactly why this cupcakes was confiscated.

Vilagie says Wicked Good Cupcakes will be shipping Hains a new batch of the tasty treats early next week, free of charge, to replace the confiscated cake.

The amused manager added "We might have to send some over to TSA headquarters too, just to prove a point."